Isherwood framing
Naval Archit.
a system for framing steel vessels in which light, closely spaced, longitudinal frames are connected by heavy, widely spaced transverse frames with deep webs. Also ...

Isherwood, B(enjamin) F(ranklin)
▪ United States naval engineer
born Oct. 6, 1822, New York City
died June 19, 1915, New York City
U.S. naval engineer who, during the American Civil War, greatly augmented ...

Isherwood,Christopher William Bradshaw
Ish·er·wood (ĭshʹər-wo͝od'), Christopher William Bradshaw. 1904-1986.
British-born American writer best known for his portrayals of Berlin in the early 1930s in works such ...

Ishibashi Tanzan
▪ prime minister of Japan
born Sept. 25, 1884, Tokyo
died April 25, 1973, Tokyo
politician, economist, and journalist who was prime minister of Japan from ...

Islands of the Blessed
Class. Myth.
islands in the ocean at the remotest western end of the world, to which the souls of heroes and worthy persons were said to be transported after death. Also called ...

Islands, Bay of
Inlet, South Pacific Ocean, on the northeastern coast of North Island, New Zealand.
The bay was formed when the sea flooded an old river valley system. It has a 500-mi (800-km) ...

Isle Royale
/roy"euhl/
an island in Lake Superior: a part of Michigan; a national park. 208 sq. mi. (540 sq. km).
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▪ island, Michigan, United States
centre of a ...

Isle Royale National Park
Island national park located in northwestern Lake Superior, northwestern Michigan, U.S. Established in 1931, it has an area of 571,790 acres (231,575 hectares) and includes Isle ...

islet of Langerhans
/lahng"euhr hahns', -hahnz', lahng"geuhr-/, Anat.
any of several masses of endocrine cells in the pancreas that secrete insulin, somatostatin, and glucagon. Also called island of ...